Phaëthontiad

noun

Each of the sisters of Phaëthon.

Meanings

nounPhaëthontiad (plural Phaëthontiads)

plural Phaëthontiads

  1. Greekhuman sciencesEach of the sisters of Phaëthon.

Origin

  1. LatinPhaëthontias
  2. EnglishPhaëthontiad

Borrowed from Latin Phaëthontias (stem: Phaëthontiad-).

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